538453 Dropping the Pilot\', Punch 29 March 1890. by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian/German statesman resigned as Chancellor, together with his son the German foreign secretary, because of disapproval of the Emperor Wilhelm II\'s policies. John Tenniel\'s cartoon shows Bismarck, who has piloted the German empire since it\'s inception, leaving the ship of state watched by Wilhelm II. From Punch. (London, 29 March 1890). Wood engraving. or the London Charivari); Universal History Archive/UIG; English, out of copyright.